Themelios Review of my Gospel of the Lord

The latest issue of Themelios is out and it includes Mark Strauss’ review of my book The Gospel of the Lord: How the Early Church Wrote the Story of Jesus.

Strauss offers a very generous conclusion:

This is an excellent book, a perfect complement for seminary level courses in the Gospels or New Testament introduction. While avoiding technical jargon and esoteric debate, Bird takes the student well beyond basic introductory issues. His mastery of the literature is impressive and his conclusions are balanced, judicious and often innovative. Though I did not agree with every conclusion (e.g., I think it unlikely Luke used Matthew), I always found his discussions helpful and engaging.